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2229 Running thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RUNNING A RACE
Watch your pace closely for the first half of a race and try not to cut more than five seconds per mile off the pace you hope to run. Every second more than five you cut from your mile pace in the first half of a race will cost you one to two seconds per mile in the second half of the race.
Jim Crissman, veterinary pathologist, Midland, Michigan
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USING SOMEONE'S PHONE
If you know someone well enough to use their toilet without asking, then you can also use their phone for a local call.
Peter Thudgill, author
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PLANNING A PARKING LOT
If you are designing a parking lot, plan on 300 square feet per vehicle.
Dirck Z. Meengs, management consultant, Canoga Park, California
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TESTING FOUNDRY SAND
You can test a sample of foundry sand for casting by scooping up a handful and squeezing it in the palm of your hand. The sample should make a good clean impression of your fingers and be firm enough to break without crumbling.
Howard Spencer, Elmira, New York
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RUNNING A BOOTH AT A TRADE SHOW
An industrious salesperson working a booth at a trade show should be able to chat briefly with about 100 people per day. Ten percent of those people are likely to be good leads.
Allen Konopacki, president of Incomm International, in Business Week
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TRACKING A PAYROLL
Every dollar of a paycheck turns over seven times in the local economy.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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INVESTING VENTURE CAPITAL
Only one out of ten enterprises that a venture capitalist invests in will pay off - and it must pay for the losses on the other nine.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent quoting Adam Smith, Weston, Connecticut
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WATCHING YOUR HOTDOGS
Discard hotdogs when the liquid in the package becomes cloudy.
Zak Mettgar, writer and vegetarian, Washington, D.C.
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BALANCING WEIGHT AGAINST SALARY
Fat corporate executives earn less money. Each pound you are overweight costs you about $2,000 a year in salary.
Dr. Albert Stunkard, psychiatrist and obesity expert, quoted in The Syracuse Post Standard
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RAISING CORN
You can expect to produce about 18 tons of corn silage per acre per year.
George Shepard, farm help, Rochester, New York
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FOLLOWING AIR MASSES
Air masses travel about 750 miles per day (slower in summer, faster in winter).
Eric Sloane, artist and writer
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